Illuminati-R-Us

Enzo wrote:I do know we have a soccer team. DOn;t know where they play though.

I think they play in a variety of cities rather than in one.

They will have my unquestioning support for one game at the World Cup this summer.

Fair enough if you have paid for the cover, why not use it. There was a period about 10-15 years ago when spares here were the small 60mph for 50 miles only type. We have made sure all our cars have a fullsized wheel after a hilarious (if pretentious sounding) incident in Parma one friday evening wi...

Enzo wrote:We have a cricket team? WHo knew?

Don't forget you are the defending Olympic Champions at rugby. :D

Nederlands beat Canada. I think Canada want a rematch at hockey . . .

Scotland lost to the USA at cricket..

With Afghanistan and Ireland next we may not get a win in the tournament. :(

Canada play Nederlands later today in the other group.

I'm not trying to sound unsympathetic but is changing a wheel not something anyone should be able to do?

League has 13 players, the play is stopped briefly after the tackle and a team has six tackles of possesision; Union has 15 players and play only stops when the ball goes out of play or for infringements. In both the ball can only be passed backwards. I grew up playing Union, have never played Leagu...

Arneb wrote: and every German will painfully remember the moments when die Ösis stood tall... I think we already mentioned die Schmach von Cordoba (I'm looking at you, Heid... :( ).

Move along, nothing to see here . . . :D

A (one) manager vs. scores of training specialists These days teams have a variety of coaches, probably 5-6 at least. low vs. high tech Top rugby teams are just as high tech. Where is the real difference? Maybe someone who is knowledgeable in both sports can explain? The forward pass in american fo...

It begins (again) . . . Euro qualifiers Spain, Czech, Scotland, Lithuania, Leichtenstein* Germany, Turkey, Austria, Belgium, Kazakstan, Azerbijian Nederland, Sweden, Finland, Hungary, Moldova, San Marino. It could have been worse for us, we always get a Baltic State and we have avoided the worst of ...

No idea where the bestiality claim comes from.

On another forum this topic is being discussed and someone linked to content advisory labelsto attach to hotel room bibles.

Voodoo was shorthand for miracles, trans-substantiation etc. Yes, we have to pay to protect any world leader, but other world leaders represent trade partners etc. who benefit the whole country; and other world leaders do not try to persuade me to change my lifestyle to marginalise the GLBT communit...

An old man who believes in discrimination, voodoo and has an imaginary friend is invited to visit the UK and it will cost the UK taxpayer £20 million or so.

Apparently there are no plans to ask his kiddie-fiddler friendly organisation to pay for any of it,

In Method of Calculation : According to Saich (2000, p.209) moreover, cultural globalization mostly refers to the domination of U.S. cultural products. Arguably, the United States is the trend-setter in much of the global socio-cultural realm (see Rosendorf, 2000, p.111). As an additional proxy for...

I'm curious how they came to this: but my first thought was that 3 of the top 4 don't have their own language.

My second thought was that although I like Austrians I find them very parochial and insular.

Mactep wrote:As I understand, it was a third world country in the 1950s. It most definitely isn't now.

My guess would be that anything squaddies were involved in would involve alcohol, violence and entreprenuers in varying quantities; and wouldn't take place in the nice areas of the city.

I work in a smallish town, the sort of place where everyone knows everyone and most people live and die without ever moving more than 20 miles away. Edinburgh is visible from here but a foreign country. It is similar to the town I grew up in so I like it. It is a town built on mining and heavy indus...

Bill McLaren was the BBC rugby commentator for decades and although a proud scot, he was always completely impartial when commentating. He was also a PE teacher and introduced generations of boys to the game.

This seems to be my week for updating old threads: Susan Boyle has sorted herself out/been sorted out and has shifted 8 million albums in 2 months; huge numbers these days. Completely ignored for awards of course but the public (and her record company) love her.

Yeah, great fun until my knees or back give out from pogo-ing. :D

I know the name and I heard some of their stuff but didn't see them live.

It bears repeating,

Dollis Hill

Will I get you a ticketBM65?

Arneb has invoked the Second Pemberton which brings the DLR into play so a perfectly legal move.

Dollis HIll

The African Cup of Nations, where goal keeping is optional. My favourite competition.

Apochryphal, but still funny: Pia Zadora